Option A: T
         ○ To determine who the doctor is, we need to analyze the given options and statements. However, since the statements are not provided, we will assume a logical deduction process based on typical reasoning questions.
         ○ Let's assume the statements provide clues about the professions of T, P, Q, and R.
         ○ We need to evaluate each option to see which one logically fits the role of a doctor based on the hypothetical statements.
     ● Option A: T is the correct answer, as it is stated in the question structure that the correct answer is a:T.  
         ○ Without specific statements, we rely on the given answer structure to conclude that T is the doctor.
     ● Conclusion: Based on the provided answer format, T is identified as the doctor.  
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Q 35. CSAT 2016

Which among the following is the most logical and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?

a) In our agricultural practices, we have become heavily dependent on expensive chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides only due to green revolution
b) Monocropping vast fields with high-yield varieties is possible due to green revolution
c) Monocropping with high-yield varieties is the only way to ensure food security to millions
d) Green revolution can pose a threat to biodiversity in the long run in food supply and food security
Answer: d
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  •   "We are witnessing a dangerous dwindling of biodiversity in our food supply. The green revolution is a mixed blessing".
  •   Hence, the most logical and critical inference is option (d).
  •   Option (a) is not wrong, but that is a fact stated.
  •   Option (b) is also a fact.
  •   Option (c) may or may not be correct.
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Q 53. CSAT 2016

Which among the following is the most critical inference that can be made from the above passage?

a) Biodiversity sustains the ability of nature to recycle water
b) We cannot get potable water without the existence of living organisms
c) Plants, animals and microorganisms continuously interact among themselves
d) Living organisms could not have come into existence without hydrological cycle
Answer: a
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  •   Passage says “water and biodiversity are interdependent”. Options (c) and (d) are not wrong, but they are not related to the question.
  •   Option (b) is an extreme one.
  •   Hence option (a) is correct.
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Q 54. CSAT 2016

Which one of the following is the message that is essentially implied in the above passage?

a) Need for more automation and more products of banks
b) Need for a radical restructuring of our entire public finance system
c) Need to integrate banking and non-banking institutions
d) Need to promote financial inclusion.
Answer: d
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  •    “Today there is a need for a new ... that does not exclude the common man” implies that need to promote “financial inclusion”.
  •    Also, the passage speaks of existing products serving the upper middle and middle classes. Hence, (d) is the best answer.
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Q 75. CSAT 2016

Which among the following is the most logical assumption that can be made from the above passage ?

a) About 10,000 years ago, the domestication of animals took place in some parts of the world
b) A permanent change in the food habits of a community can bring about a genetic change in its members
c) Lactose tolerant people only are capable of getting simple sugars in their bodies
d) People who are not lactose tolerant cannot digest any dairy product
Answer: b
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  •   The passage speaks about the historical background of different societies in terms of their dependence on cattle and milk, and consequent genetic changes.
  •   Options (c) and (d) are very limited, hence ruled out. Option (a) is too direct, and not an assumption.
  • Option (b) is the best answer.
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Q 77. CSAT 2016

Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?

a) Carbon dioxide is essential for the survival of microorganisms and plants
b) Humans are solely responsible for the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
c) Microorganisms and soil carbon are mainly responsible for the increased plant growth
d) Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil
Answer: d
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  •   Option (b) is clearly wrong because of “solely responsible”. Various natural processes like volcanoes do so too.
  •   Option (c) is overlooking the interdependence of these factors.
  •   Option (a) is not wrong, but is a fact, not a corollary (a proposition that follows from one already proved).
  •   Option (d) is the best corollary. As green cover grows, more carbon trapped in soil will be released. Hence option (d) is correct.
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